Topic: David McDonald

U.S. State Department probes Kurdish oil deals; Iraqi oil exports to Turkey resume; Haditha refinery back online; UAE firms start gas production in Iraqi Kurdistan.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A representative from Dallas-based Hunt Oil Corp. did talk with the U.S. State Department prior to signing a controversial oil deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, according to an internal department communication obtained by United Press International.

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